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PRECIOUS LEARNING NEWSLETTER
SPRING 2019 EDITION

CONTENTS - SPRING 2019

Welcome!
Primary Science Update/Network Meetings
CPD Courses
Ofsted, Proposals To Change The Ofsted Framework.
Education Endowment Foundation Reports
School Science Sample Tests
The Primary Science Quality Mark
The Great Science Share 2019
Science Capital
Health and Safety
Useful Links
Competitions and Challenges

FORTHCOMING COURSE

Are you keeping up to date with Primary Science?

Thursday ^27th February 2019 :
Primary Science Update and Network Meeting 1-4pm
St Thomas’ Priory Golf Club, Armitage WS15 1PU : £60.00
To book visit :
http://www.robsnaith.co.uk/courses/primary-science-update-and-network-meeting-4/

For more courses, visit:
http://www.preciouslearning.co.uk/courses/

BOOK NOW

PRECIOUS LEARNING LINKS

twitter: @wprecious

web: http://preciouslearning.co.uk

email : wendy@preciouslearning.co.uk

Spring Newsletter 2019

Welcome to the first Newsletter for 2019 from Precious Learning. A belated Happy New Year to all our subscribers.

The aim of this newsletter is to share National and Local initiatives and to help you keep up to date with the world of Primary Science. Please also visit my website at preciouslearning.co.uk for more links and information.

Wendy

Do you attend a local Primary Science Update/Network Meeting?

There are a number of clusters of schools which have signed up to local network meetings which allow discussion and sharing of practice around the issues covered in this newsletter. If you are not part of a cluster of schools there are a number of open network meetings you could attend.

Rugeley: 27^th February 13:00-16:00 Hawkeyard Golf Club, St Thomas’ Priory Golf Club, Armitage WS15 1PU

Burton: 21^st March, 13:00-16:00 Thomas Russell Junior School, Barton-under-Needwood DE13 8EU

Tamworth: 27^th March 9:00-12:00, St John’s Community Rooms, St John’s Street, Tamworth B79 7EX

Lichfield: 19^th March, 9:15-12:00 Charnwood Primary, Academy, Lichfield WS13 SPH

Contact wendy@preciouslearning.co.uk to book.

Visit http://www.preciouslearning.co.uk/courses/primary-update-network-meetings/ for more information.

CPD Courses

Forthcoming full day courses (9am-4pm) - all held in Armitage near Rugeley. For more information, visit : http://www.preciouslearning.co.uk/courses/cpd_courses/ , or book direct online at : http://www.robsnaith.co.uk/courses/categories/science/

Dramatic Science - 22/5/19
Raising achievement in Primary Science through Exploratory/ Dialogic Talk - 6/6/19
Children's independence in working scientifically - 19/6/2019
WOW Science – KS1 - 2/7/2019

Ofsted: Proposals to change the Ofsted Framework

There are some useful videos which summarise the findings of Ofsted’s research on schools’ curriculum design and the resulting proposals to change the Ofsted Framework.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ofsted-launches-a-consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-the-education-inspection-framework

Key questions:

How well is does your Science Curriculum support all children to develop a secure understanding of Science knowledge and skills?

How does your science curriculum support your school vision and the aims and purpose of the National Curriculum?

Have you seen the latest Education Endowment Foundation Reports on Science?

Improving Secondary Science

https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/tools/guidance-reports/improving-secondary-science/

Thinking, Doing, Talking Science

https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/pdf/generate/?u=https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/pdf/project/?id=169&t=EEF%20Projects&e=169&s =

Key Question:

Are these guidance documents relevant to your school needs?

How do pupils perform in the Sample Science Tests?

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2016-key-stage-2-science-sampling-sample-questions-mark-scheme-and-commentary

Key question:

How is the precise and accurate use of Scientific vocabulary developed across your school?

The Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM)

If you are in the Cannock area, your school may well have been contacted to take part in an Education Endowment Foundation research project to evaluate the impact of the Primary Science Quality Mark.

If not, do not worry, you can still apply to do the mark. The next Hub Mary Darby and I are running begins in September 2019

For more information and to register your interest visit http://www.psqm.org.uk

The Great Science Share 2019

The Great Science Share for Schools is a national campaign to engage young people in sharing their science learning with new audiences. This year's event is on 18th June 2019.

Follow @greatscienceshare on twitter for the latest updates.

Science Capital

A reminder that you should be aware of what Science Capital is , and weaving opportunities to develop your children’s Science Capital into your curriculum design.

If you are still not sure what it is, follow these links for resources to support developing Science Capital with staff.

Science Capital
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0t70bwPD6Y

The Science Capital Teaching Approach
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-centres/departments/education-practice-and-society/science-capital-research/pdfs/the-science-capital-teaching-approach-pack-for-teachers

Health and Safety

Is your school a member of CLEAPPS?

For latest safety information and useful resources
http://www.cleapss.org.uk

Do you have your copy of ASE Be Safe?
https://www.ase.org.uk/resources/primary/

Useful Links

Here are the two latest links we have added to the website - for lots more please go to :
http://www.preciouslearning.co.uk/links/

Resources and activities to become ‘Plastic Clever’
http://www.kidsagainstplastic.co.uk

Lots of ideas for learning Science in ‘What’s in my tray?’
https://learning-rooms.com/teaching-resources/whats-in-my-tray/science/

Resources to develop understanding of the role of engineers https://www.yearofengineering.gov.uk

Challenges and Competitions

Have you registered for the ‘if you were an engineer what would you do? Deadline March 27^th 2019
www.leadersaward.com

Have you signed up for the UK Primary Schools Glider Challenge? https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/whats-going-on/news/sign-up-to-the-uk-primary-schools-glider-challenge/

PRECIOUS LEARNING NEWSLETTER SPRING 2019 EDITION